单词 | coiffing |
释义 | coiffing in British Englishpresent participle of verb coif coif in British English (kɔɪf) noun 1. a close-fitting cap worn under a veil, worn in the Middle Ages by many women but now only by nuns 2. any similar cap, such as a leather cap worn under a chain-mail hood 3. (formerly in England) the white cap worn by a serjeant at law 4. a base for the elaborate women's headdresses of the 16th century 5. (kwɑːf) a less common word for coiffure (sense 1) verbWord forms: coifs, coiffing or coiffed (transitive) 6. to cover with or as if with a coif 7. (kwɑːf) to arrange (the hair) Word origin C14: from Old French coiffe, from Late Latin cofea helmet, cap, of obscure origin |
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